STEPH MCGOVERN, former BBC Breakfast star, revealed many of her peers believed her strong Teesside accent would 'hold her back' as she shrugged off statistics about her home town of Middlesbrough ...

The Romford-born star took to Middlesbrough and the people of the North East - with his daughter even developing a Teesside accent. And he insists it was the fans who made the big difference.

MIDDLESBROUGH-born BBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern has told of the abuse she gets from viewers because of her northern accent and the prejudice she encountered from TV bosses before she ...

"When I arrived in Middlesbrough, I was 22 years old, I was fighting to learn English, Gareth Southgate was the coach, it was fine," the 33-year-old told L'Equipe. "We went down, we restarted the ...

The comic and impressionist visited the town as part of a series for BBC1’s The One Show in which he compares regional accents. Using the famous Tranny Bridge as a backdrop, Alistair interviewed ...